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English-russian dictionary of physics. 2013.
English-russian dictionary of physics. 2013.
filament — [ filamɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1539; bas lat. filamentum, de filum « fil » 1 ♦ Production organique longue et fine comme un fil. Filaments de bave, de moisissures. « je vis cette matière épaisse se résoudre lentement et par degrés en filaments » (Buffon).… … Encyclopédie Universelle
fine — Ⅰ. fine [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) of very high quality. 2) satisfactory. 3) in good health and feeling well. 4) (of the weather) bright and clear. 5) (of a thread, filament, or hair) thin. 6) of delicate or intricate w … English terms dictionary
filament — [fil′ə mənt] n. [Fr < ML filamentum < LL filare, to spin < L filum: see FILE1] 1. a very slender thread or fiber 2. a threadlike part; specif., a) the fine metal wire in a light bulb which becomes incandescent when heated by an electric… … English World dictionary
filament — A fine wire inside a light bulb that heats to incandescence when current passes through it. The filament produces the light. Also see double filament bulb … Dictionary of automotive terms
filament — filamented, adj. /fil euh meuhnt/, n. 1. a very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber or fibril: filaments of gold. 2. a single fibril of natural or synthetic textile fiber, of indefinite length, sometimes several miles long. 3. a long… … Universalium
filament — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Threadlike fiber Nouns 1. filament, line; fiber, fibril; funicle, vein, hair, capillament, capillary, cilium, tendril, gossamer; hairline. 2. string, chord, thread, cotton, sewing silk, twine, twist;… … English dictionary for students
filament — fil•a•ment [[t]ˈfɪl ə mənt[/t]] n. 1) a very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber or fibril: filaments of gold[/ex] 2) bot the stalklike portion of a stamen, supporting the anther 3) elm (in an incandescent lamp) the threadlike conductor … From formal English to slang
filament — /ˈfɪləmənt / (say filuhmuhnt) noun 1. a very fine thread or thread like structure; a fibre or fibril. 2. a single element of textile fibre (as silk), or mechanically produced fibre (as rayon or nylon). 3. Botany a. the stalk like portion of a… …
filament — 1. SYN: filamentum. 2. In bacteriology, a fine threadlike form, unsegmented or segmented without constrictions. [L. filamentum, fr. filum, a thread] actin f. one of the contractile elements in muscular fibers and other cells; in skeletal muscle,… … Medical dictionary
filament — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin filamentum, from Late Latin filare to spin more at file Date: 1594 a single thread or a thin flexible threadlike object, process, or appendage: as a. a tenuous conductor (as of carbon or metal)… … New Collegiate Dictionary
filament lamp — variety of incandescent lamp (q.v.) in which the light source is a fine electrical conductor heated by the passage of current. * * * … Universalium